[Ad-gifted] Can you believe that there are just 62 more days until Christmas Day?  This only means, it is time for us to start sharing our Christmas Gift Guides to help the countdown to Christmas!

We love reading and find that books are such a great gift idea for little ones to help encourage them be avid readers and instil the love for reading hence we are starting the ball rolling with our Children’s Book Christmas Gift Guide.

There are five very special books in this guide, the first Harriet’s Hungry Worms by Samantha Smith & Melissa Johns which is about composting and sustainability. The second book is a personalised book by Manimal Tales titled “You” and The ZooKeeper for little ones who love animals. Nursery Rhymes About Family Book from Fish Tales and Rhymes is the perfect sing along book if your child is learning Mandarin as an additional language.

Next, we share Birdie Lights Up The World by Alison McLennan & Lauren Spikey which teaches children that they are unique and special, perfect for little hands to hold.  Finally, Spikey and the Caterpillar Sausage Cat, the second book from the Spikey series, which shares more of Spikey’s adventures.

Hope you enjoy reading our guide and these help you get started with your Christmas gift buying.

Little ones who love penguins would certainly enjoy reading Birdie Lights Up The World by Alison McLennan & Lauren.  The book is about ‘Birdie’ the penguin who believes she is the chosen one who lights up the world every night with her song. Her zoo friends believe this too.  Until one day she gets sick and discovers that perhaps her role was not as important as she thought. She and her friends discover that the world can light itself up at night without Birdie’s song. Birdie begins to question what her purpose is. She tries to learn the jobs the other animals do, without success. She feels lost and confused – until her zoo friends help her realize her true purpose.

This book is very special as the author has embedded the message that we all have special, unique gifts and it’s our responsibility to share them with the world. As parents, we know that our children are so different and it is our job to teach them to celebrate their differences.

The illustration in the book is also beautifully done with eye-catching images of the zoo animals and great colour choices which helps bring the character and story to life.

Birdie Lights Up The World makes a great Christmas gift for any child who has been told they are good at something and then feels the weight of responsibility to take lessons and compete, and to be the best.  You can purchase a copy of the book from Amazon here for £10.99.

Spikey and the Caterpillar Sausage Cat

This is the second book from the Spikey Series, the first being  Spikey which we featured in our Christmas Book Gift Guide last year while the second book Spikey and the Caterpillar Sausage Cat is what we are featuring this year.

Written by Tereza Hepburn and Illustrated by Mike Phillips, the book is about Spikey the little hedgehog who makes new friends as he continues his journey through Regent’s Park, London. He bumps into someone who thinks he is the king of the world and someone else who is busy making lots of holes in it. Who could these animals be? And will their friendship survive the threat of a huge, greedy cat that is roaming hungrily around, looking for her next meal?

Suitable for kids aged 4 to 9 years old, the book encourages conversation between adults and kids for early readers or helps encourage advanced readers to read on their own and think about by themselves.

This book is available from Amazon in two formats, kindle download which is priced at £5.99 or the paperback version which is priced at £9.99

Nursery Rhymes About Family: Sing along to Children’s Songs in Mandarin

If your child is in the process of learning Mandarin, then this Nursery Rhymes About Family Book from Fish Tales and Rhymes is the perfect sing along book.  This unique bilingual musical board book makes learning Chinese more immersive and fun through music and reading.  A great way to teach young ones to sing along to nursery rhymes as lyrics are provided in Chinese simplified characters, English and also pinyin (a phonetics system that will allow even non-fluent Chinese speakers the opportunity to follow).

The book is very attractive as colourful illustrations which represent culturally-diverse families are included.  There are  also eight raised buttons for children to press which will then the book to listen to one of the eight nursery songs. The catchy tunes are a mix of old and new songs which will help children learn Mandarin in a fun learning method.  This book is priced at £19.99 and can be purchased from here.

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